Bakhmut: Fighting in the street but Russia not in control - deputy mayor
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64846666?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 4, 2023, 2:46 PM
The city has seen months of intense fighting - despite its strategic value being questioned.
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Tom Sizemore: Saving Private Ryan actor dies at 61 after brain aneurysm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64721187?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 4, 2023, 4:38 AM
The Black Hawk Down star's career was mired by drug problems and domestic violence convictions.
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Sergei Lavrov: Russian foreign minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64848508?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 4, 2023, 1:29 PM
Sergei Lavrov is laughed at in Delhi after saying the Ukraine war was "launched against us".
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Rafael Viñoly: Uruguayan architect of London's 'Walkie Talkie' dies aged 78
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-64848302?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 4, 2023, 2:28 PM
The Uruguayan also worked on Tokyo's International Forum and Manchester City's training ground.
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Disgraced ex-lawyer Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life in prison
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64828608?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 4, 2023, 1:03 AM
A judge calls the double murder case "one of the most troubling" as he hands down two life sentences.
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Australia's 'biggest drug bust' nets $700m of cocaine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-64847242?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 4, 2023, 11:39 AM
Police reveal details of an undercover operation that began off the coast of South America.
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AOC under investigation for Met Gala dress reading "Tax The Rich"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64837119?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 3, 2023, 2:47 PM
The ethics probe centres on whether her rented dress violated congressional rules about gifts.
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US-made cheese can also be called 'gruyere', court rules
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64848884?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 4, 2023, 2:55 PM
A US appeal court has ruled that cheeses from outside Switzerland and France can be called "gruyere".
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Colombia protests: Seventy-nine police officers freed after being taken hostage
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-64834573?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 4, 2023, 1:47 AM
Violence erupted after residents blockaded an oil exploration company's compound.
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Matteo Messina Denaro: Coded note led to Italy mafia boss arrest
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64841009?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 3, 2023, 6:33 PM
Police found the note inside a chair leg during a search of Matteo Messina Denaro's sister's house.
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Joe Biden had cancerous skin lesion removed, White House says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64844276?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 3, 2023, 9:12 PM
The US president's doctor says all cancerous tissue was successfully removed in February.
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Iran protests: Rare cheetah cub Pirouz's death mourned
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64836207?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 3, 2023, 1:45 PM
The 10-month-old cub, which had clung to life, had become a symbol of hope for protesters.
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Ales Bialiatski: Nobel Prize-winning activist sentenced to 10 years in jail
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64833756?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 3, 2023, 3:55 PM
Nobel Prize winner Ales Bialiatski was accused of smuggling cash into Belarus to fund protests.
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Two Sessions: China looks at reforms to deepen Xi Jinping control
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-64819857?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 4, 2023, 10:10 PM
Lawmakers are set to pass far-reaching measures restructuring the government and the financial sector.
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Exodus from Cuba: The children left behind as wave of emigration swells
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-64811310?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 4, 2023, 12:01 AM
Hundreds of thousands are emigrating with many leaving their children behind with relatives.
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Emmanuel Macron's mission to counter Russia in Africa
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64822485?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 4, 2023, 12:07 AM
The French president is back in Africa trying to fend off challenges from Russia and China.
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The story of the Alex Murdaugh trial
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64790627?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 3, 2023, 4:00 PM
A high-profile US double-murder trial includes claims of corruption, abuse and a failed hitman plot.
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Can Nigeria's election result be overturned?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64841036?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 3, 2023, 6:32 PM
Opposition parties say they will go to court - what happens next?
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WATCH: Huge fire burns after Indonesia depot explosion
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64847062?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 4, 2023, 9:46 AM
Hundreds living nearby are evacuated after the fire and explosion at a fuel depot in Jakarta.
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Police fire tear gas at Greece train crash protesters
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64833807?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 3, 2023, 11:18 AM
Riot police can be seen at the protests in Athens, sparked by anger over Tuesday's disaster.
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Colombia: Watch: Police held hostage in Colombia protest
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-64833867?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 3, 2023, 10:45 AM
Police officers and employees from an oilfield company have been taken hostage by rural communities.
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Ros Atkins on... The creeping TikTok bans
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-64831583?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 3, 2023, 12:09 AM
The app is banned from employee phones by various governments amid security concerns.
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Hong Kong: Under-construction skyscraper on fire
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64831692?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 2, 2023, 8:58 PM
A skyscraper which was under construction has gone up in flames, with two people reported injured.
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Turkey-Syria earthquake: Dog rescued after 23 days under rubble
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64817526?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 1, 2023, 6:02 PM
More than 50,000 people died when earthquakes shook southern Turkey and northern Syria last month.
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